City of Portland parking manager Ellis McCoy, who has been on paid administrative leave since a raid of his office by federal investigators earlier this month, submitted his resignation today. Investigators reportedly suspect McCoy of taking kickbacks from a parking contra...
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E. Kimbark MacColl, an educator and school administrator who chronicled the history of Portland and its power establishment, died last night after a long illness, WW has learned. He was 86. Kim, as he was known, taught at Occidental and Reed colleges, Portland State University and Catlin Gabel School. He was a member of City Club and other prominent civic groups, and served on a number of committ...
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Mayor Adams has let his plans for an office of equity become a shambles. Commissioner Fritz may pay the price.

News Stories
It should’ve been a gimme: a city of Portland office
devoted to making sure “everyone has access to opportunities necessary
to satisfy essential needs, advance their well-being, and achieve thei
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Yesterday the Portland City Council voted 4-1 to approve a public bike share program like those gaining popularity in cities like Paris, London, Denver and Washington, D.C.
The approved proposal would seek to leverage $2 million in federal money to obtain another $2 million in...
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She’s running for mayor based on her business experience.

City Hall
Four years ago, Eileen Brady considered at launching her
political career by challenging a two-term U.S. senator, Gordon Smith.
At the time, some—including this newspaper—suggested she run for m
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Portland helped make Groupon a giant. Here’s how local businesses get crushed.

Cover Story
Ethan Powell and Tobias Hogan, two
typical restaurant workers with more than a decade’s experience between
them, wanted more. Two years ago they stepped out and took a gamble that
has lured—and
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Brew Views
Speaking as someone who lived, worked and went broke in Bangkok during his early 20s, the biggest problem with The Hangover Part II
is not that it ignores the unique and fundamentally conservative Th
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This map was made with data from the Portland Office of Management and Finance on requests for car-towing and impounds in the month of July.There were 659 cars towed in the city limits last month, for what it's worth.It's interesting to browse the map for a minute or two. Although some of the trends it reveals are not surprising—most tows happen downtown and in the inner East side—the map also...
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